Two Suspects Arrested After They Raped And Killed 74-year-old Woman

SOUTH AFRICA – Two suspects who supposedly pretended to be soldiers have been arrested after they raped and brutally killed a 74-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman in South Africa.

The pair, aged 24 and 27, are said to be involved in the rape of a 20-year-old lady on the same night.

They are supposed to appear in the Pietermaritzburg magistrateâs court soon.

Police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said the dreadful attack happened at the elderly womanâs home in Sweetwaters, where her lifeless body was found.

âShe was allegedly raped and strangled to death,â said Mbele

âProvincial Organised Crime Unit detectives were assigned to investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to book.â

âA 27-year-old suspect was arrested at his home in KwaShange in Pietermaritzburg.â

The 24-year-old was tracked down to Durbanâs Point area.

âIntensive police investigation has linked the suspects to the rape of a 20-year-old female, who was attacked on the same night.â

âThe suspects will also be charged for another rape. They will also be profiled to determine if they can be linked to other pending cases in the province,â said Mbele.

KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Khombinkosi Jula welcomed the arrests and disapproved of the attack of an old woman, which he said: âbrought severe anguish to the family and neighborsâ.